Twice. Geeky easter egg, maybe if you deliver all presents and don't lose any lives it adjusts your score to say Merry Christmas in l33t or something equally geeky.
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Even Mario Bros has a score, even if no one ever checks it. Also, is a good way of ranking attempts where you don't finish the game.
The end of the level should pop up with a screen breaking down the point bonuses. I'd you get game over, there's no points added so you just get a view of your last...
more - That's true... I think I've maxes out the score counter once- Puckdropper, Fri Dec 31 2021 2:16pm
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